|Rank|Name|Nationality|Time|Notes|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Chelsey Gotell|Canada|2:28.15|WR|
||Kirby Cote|Canada|2:28.65||
||Valerie Grand Maison|Canada|2:29.29||
|4|Kelley Becherer|United States|2:32.21||
|5|Prue Watt|Australia|2:32.87||
|6|Teigan van Roosmalen|Australia|2:39.20||
|7|Lidia Marta Banos|Spain|2:48.80||
|8|Akari Kasamoto|Japan|2:55.16||

Question: what was the total number of swimmers in the race?
Answer: 8